Piano chord
A♭ minor chord
A♭m is a minor triad: the root A♭, a minor 3rd up to C♭ and a perfect 5th up to E♭.
- Symbol
- A♭m
- Notes
- A♭ – C♭ – E♭
Play it yourself
Tap A♭, C♭ and E♭ on the keys below, in any order.
- A♭
- C♭
- E♭
Minor chords sound darker and more serious than major ones. The only difference is the middle note: the third is one half step lower.
Inversions of A♭m
An inversion keeps the same notes but puts a different one at the bottom. Pianists use them to move between chords with less jumping.
- Root position
A♭ – C♭ – E♭
- 1st inversion · A♭m/C♭
C♭ – E♭ – A♭
- 2nd inversion · A♭m/E♭
E♭ – A♭ – C♭
Keys with A♭m
A♭m occurs naturally in these keys. The Roman numeral shows which step of the scale it is built on.